Littleton, a Class 4A program, went 2-8 in 2012. The Lions are 5-25 over the past three seasons, and last made the postseason in 2008.

“You take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves,” Krantz said. “I know we’re all judged on wins and losses, but when you see growth and kids growing, and bringing kids along — that’s my goal.”

Krantz will first need to beef up the program’s numbers. He said he’s planning on making that a particular focus.

“I think if you have kids playing and having fun, it’ll grow and the word will spread,” Krantz said. Read more…

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.